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YO-138


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Tango - Mike
NGTM
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal


Fuel Oil Barge (Self-propelled):
  • Built by Abdela & Mitchell, Queensferry, Scotland (YN 461)
  • Launched, 21 July 1921
  • Completed for Eagle Oil Tranportation Co., Ltd., Pernambuco, Brasil, as tanker Aurora, October 1921
  • Sold to Compañía Anglo-Mexicana de Navegación Ltda, Havana, Cuba, 1924
  • Registered to Compañía Anglo-Cubana de Navegación S. A., Havana, 1928
  • Sold to Anglo-Mexican Petroleum Co. Ltd., Rio de Janeiro, 1934
  • Sold to Compañía de Navegación Shell-Mex do Brasil Ltda., Rio de Janeiro, 1935
  • Sold to Compañía de Comercio e Navegaçao Ltda. (CCN), Rio de Janeiro, 1941
  • Acquired by the US Navy at Rio, 26 July 1942
  • Refitted for naval service at Recife
  • Placed in service as YO-138, 09 August 1942
  • Operated in Brazilian waters with Fourth Fleet as part of Task Force 23
  • Placed out of service, 25 June 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • To FLC (Foreign Liquidation Commission) for disposal, May 1946
  • Converted to cargo vessel and registered to Empreza de Navegaçao Cailler Ltda., Paranagua, Brasil, as Tauete II, 1955
  • Final disposition, deleted from Lloyd's as existence in doubt, 1999
    Specifications:
    Displacement 330 tons displacement, 423 gross tons
    Length 140' 6"
    Beam 27' 6"
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Cargo Capacity unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    one compound 2-cylinder steam engine (15.5"-32" x 24")
    single propeller, 250shp
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    Commercial Service
    YO-138
    141213801
    2067k General arrangement drawing of Aurora as designed, 1921.
    Lloyds Register Foundation LRF-PUN-013240-013244-0031-P
    Dave Wright
    YO-138
    YO-138
    141213802
    68k YO-138 anchored in a Brazilian port, circa 1943-1944. Capt. Ozires Moraes

    There is no DANFS history record for YO-138 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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